"previously chief executive of VisitBritain, and Trustee of the Imperial War Museum was appointed Chief Executive of the new charity in November 2008. Tom Wright resigned in June 2017 to become the new Chief Executive of Guide Dogs. The new CEO is Steph Harland. Age UK also has a new Chair of Trustees, Sir Brian Pomeroy. Age Concern's origins are British and can be traced back to a realisation in that country of the effects on aged people of the Second World War; the dislocation and breakdown of family life arising out of conscription led to a recognition that existing"
"Age International Age International is a UK-based charity focusing on older people in developing countries. It works in over 30 low and middle-income countries. It was founded on 24 April 2012 by Age UK and HelpAge International. The charity's working name is Age International, but the legal name of the charity is HelpAge International UK. The director of the charity is Chris Roles. Chris Roles holds a blog on the Huffington Post, where he has previously blogged about a number of topics related to ageing, including: The charity focuses on four priority areas of work: poverty reduction; improving health; protecting"
"disadvantaged older people from poverty, isolation and neglect. The two brand logos from the merged charities will gradually disappear now that the new Age NI brand has been launched (on 26 March 2010) and new brand-awareness develops during 2010. Anne O'Reilly, the charity's Chief Executive, stated ""By 2029, the number of over 60s here will increase to 600,000. Ageing is a global phenomenon. Age needs a voice in Northern Ireland and now it has one - Age NI."" Age NI Age NI is a registered charity in Northern Ireland, formed in April 2009, which combines the operations of the previously"
"Help the Aged in Northern Ireland, creating an organisation with a combined income of around £5 million, raised through corporate partnerships, fundraising, public funding and charity shops. Anne O'Reilly, previously Deputy Chief Commissioner of the Equality Commission, was appointed Chief Executive of the new charity in April 2009. Her previous experience includes ten years as Director of Help the Aged in Northern Ireland, Chair of NICVA for six years, Chair of Engage with Age (an interagency community development partnership) and Director of Women’s Resource and Development Agency. Age NI adopts shared governance as part of its organisational culture. This is"
"as Independent Age in 2005, merging with Counsel and Care and Universal Beneficent Society (UBS) in October 2011. It is still registered under its original name with the Charity Commission. The charity's information and advice services cover subjects such as care and support, money and benefits, health and mobility. Volunteers make regular telephone calls or visits so that older people have someone to talk to regularly. More specialist roles involve helping people through a difficult time (such as a bereavement), helping older people become more involved in their communities, and local outreach. Other volunteer roles involve organising or training other"
"volunteers, helping with local administrative tasks, and a range of other functions. Independent Age Independent Age is an older peoples' charity based in the UK. It has offices in London, Newcastle and Glasgow, and staff and volunteers based in a number of other UK locations. It is a registered charity in England & Wales and in Scotland. The charity was formerly known as the Royal United Kingdom Beneficent Association (RUKBA). In 2005, the charity re-branded and became known as Independent Age. The charity began when six people set up a voluntary society, The United Kingdom Beneficent Association (UKBA), to aid"
"in London. Alongside the winning photos, the organisation also exhibited a series of photos entitled ‘The Missing Generation of Myanmar’, from awarding-winning Guardian photographer, David Levene. These photos were also published in the Guardian with an article about older people caring for their grandchildren when their parents migrate to find work and the work Age International is doing to support them. Age International Age International is a UK-based charity focusing on older people in developing countries. It works in over 30 low and middle-income countries. It was founded on 24 April 2012 by Age UK and HelpAge International. The charity's"
"Independent Age Independent Age is an older peoples' charity based in the UK. It has offices in London, Newcastle and Glasgow, and staff and volunteers based in a number of other UK locations. It is a registered charity in England & Wales and in Scotland. The charity was formerly known as the Royal United Kingdom Beneficent Association (RUKBA). In 2005, the charity re-branded and became known as Independent Age. The charity began when six people set up a voluntary society, The United Kingdom Beneficent Association (UKBA), to aid the newly poor in 1863. Their goal was to prevent destitution by"
"rights; and emergency relief. Age International’s vision is of a world in which all women and men everywhere can lead dignified, active, healthy, and secure lives as they grow older and can say: Age International is a charitable subsidiary of Age UK and is a registered charity linked to Age UK. It is the UK affiliate of the HelpAge Global Network – a network of over 100 ageing organisations in more than 70 countries. As the UK affiliate of HelpAge, Age International raises awareness of HelpAge's work in the UK, raises funds in the UK, and carries out influencing and"
"covered England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Local Age Concerns vary from small village groups to countywide organisations. In England, over 370 of the individual charities were members of a national federation. Although each was a separate registered charity working under the Age Concern banner, the federation allowed members to collaborate at local, regional and national levels, to share resources, expertise and influence. Similar organisations also exist in New Zealand, Spain, Ukraine, and elsewhere under similar banners. There is a strong international network considered to be one of the leading authorities on aging related issues. Since the merger of Age"
"National Benevolent Fund for the Aged The National Benevolent Fund for the Aged was registered as a charity in 1957 and became NBFA Assisting the Elderly in 2012. Working across the United Kingdom it provided support for isolated, marginalised and lonely older people on low incomes until 2015 when it closed operations, merging its remaining funds and assets with the charity Contact the Elderly. The charity's long held mission was to tackle the widespread problem of loneliness and isolation for older people through services that offer access to social contact and support. By 2011 a national campaign - the Campaign"
"Age UK from 2010. At Age UK Mitchell launched ""Let's Talk Money"" to get the charity to tackle several political issues, aiming to improve old people's incomes. She spoke about her work on Woman's Hour. When she left she appointed Hannah Pearce and Angela Kitching to job share as Head of External Relations. Mitchell served as Chief Executive of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain from 2013 to 2018. She oversaw a 40 % increase in access to treatments for MS and launched a £100 million fundraising campaign. During this time she wrote regularly for the Huffington Post. She"
"users who can have a say on Together's work. Together works with people of all ages from 18 upwards, both sexes and many different ethnic origins. Many of them have been diagnosed with severe and enduring mental health needs such as schizophrenia or severe depression. The charity provides mental health services by working in partnership with many other organisations, including housing associations, health trusts, local authorities, criminal-justice agencies and private- and other voluntary-sector bodies. The charity changed its name in 2005 from the Mental After Care Association. Key to the change was the incorporation of wellbeing, now a foundational concept"
"the National Council for Social Service, now NCVO. It did so while also launching a 'manifesto for old age' and establishing itself nationally as a lobbying body as well as an organisation that engaged in service provision and enhancement, training and research. The directors of Age Concern England have included David Hobman, Baroness Greengross, and Gordon Lishman - the current Director General. In 1986 Age Concern established an Institute of Gerontology at King's College London into which it folded its own Age Concern Research Unit. Help the Aged was founded in 1961 by Cecil Jackson-Cole, with the aim to free"
"2009. This strategy focuses on ‘living well’ with dementia and aims to provide those living with dementia and their carers information and support that maintains dignity and increases choice. With rises in life expectancy leading to increase in people affected by dementia, The Coalition Government has indicated that dementia remains a priority. Age UK estimated in 2014 that 900,000 people in England between the age of 65 and 89 had unmet social care needs, and said in 2015 that the figure was increasing because 40% cuts to government funding for local councils, which provide the bulk of social care, had"
"The Mix (charity) The Mix is a digital charity in the United Kingdom. It provides information and emotional support to young people under the age of 25 through virtual channels - notably websites, mobile apps, social media and a helpline. The Mix was formed in Jan 2016 from the merger of two youth charities: YouthNet (founded in 1995) and Get Connected (founded in 1999). The Mix website publishes frank and jargon-free articles, videos and Q&As - created by both young people and experts - to empower young people to take informed decisions in their life. The website also hosts moderated"
"to fund, and is aided with funds raised by, the national will-making scheme Will aid, in which participating solicitors waive their usual fee to write a basic will and in exchange invite the client to donate to charity. In January 2016, it was announced that Age UK's would be one of the chosen charities for Santander's The Discovery Project alongside Barnardo's. As well giving as financial donations to the charity project, Santander will also allow staff to volunteer on the phonelines. In April 2012, Age UK launched The Wireless radio station. Initially an Internet-only station, broadcasting 24 hours a day."
"the ground. The organisation focuses on issues that affect older people worldwide, such as disaster risk reduction and climate change, rights, health, social protection, HIV and AIDS, and work. HelpAge also works in emergency responses, such as Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, and the Earthquake in Nepal. HelpAge also campaigns around and influences the Post-2015 Development Agenda. HelpAge's main campaign, Age Demands Action, is a grassroots movement of older and younger activists across the world, who fight for a better and fairer world for older people. HelpAge is a part of other campaigning coalitions, most recently the Action/2015 campaign. Action/2015"
"HelpAge International HelpAge International is an international NGO that helps older people claim their rights, challenge discrimination, and overcome poverty, so that they can lead dignified, secure, active and healthy lives. Five organisations from Canada, Colombia, Kenya, India and the United Kingdom set up HelpAge International in 1983 to provide a network to support older people worldwide. HelpAge International now has well over 100 affiliates and works with more than 200 other partners in more than 70 countries. HelpAge works for and with older people by: lobbying governments to achieve policy change, undertaking research programmes, and via community projects on"
"DesignAge DesignAge was a cross-disciplinary action research programme within the Royal College of Art in the UK, founded in 1991 in partnership with the Helen Hamlyn Foundation to “explore the implications for design of ageing populations” in the developed world. It was directed by Roger Coleman until 1999 when it was merged into the newly created Helen Hamlyn Research Centre. The programme was the recipient of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in 1994 in the category of “the Arts”. By the early 1990s, it was recognized that older adults, in particular adults over 50, were becoming"
"was superseded by the Include Network. DesignAge also participated in an EU-funded project called Presence, which ran from 1997 to 1999 and whose aim was “enhancing activity and presence of older people in communities”. DesignAge DesignAge was a cross-disciplinary action research programme within the Royal College of Art in the UK, founded in 1991 in partnership with the Helen Hamlyn Foundation to “explore the implications for design of ageing populations” in the developed world. It was directed by Roger Coleman until 1999 when it was merged into the newly created Helen Hamlyn Research Centre. The programme was the recipient of"
"27 per cent of those over 85; it will tackle incontinence, which is both distressing and humiliating; diabetes, which is the cause of many heart attacks and strokes; retirement, with its problems and opportunities, and other social matters. The foundation will mean that every one of us can look to a more hopeful future. This new foundation which has such potential will require a lot of money, and it was this which prompted Sir Lindsay Ring (Lord Mayor of London till last month) to make Age Action Year his special appeal and put into it all his energy and enthusiasm."
"Together reported a total income of over £23 million for 2008/9, and £17.9m for 2015/16. The vast majority of funding is from governmental health and social care agencies, mainly for its supported housing projects. Together: Working for Well-being Together: Working for Wellbeing is a UK charity working in mental health. Until 2005 it was known as the Mental After Care Association (Maca). Together is the country's oldest mental health charity working to support people with mental health needs. It supports more than 3,500 people who experience mental distress, through 100 different projects across the country. Together is led by a"
"and several other major companies. As of May 2015, main charity partner for Argos is Macmillan Cancer Support. Previously they partnered with Alzheimer's Society, which operates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and its sister charities Alzheimer Scotland and the Alzheimer Society of Ireland. All three charities will be Argos ""Charity of the Year"" in their respective territories in an arrangement scheduled to run until 2015. Previous major charity partnerships include the Teenage Cancer Trust, which began in July 2010, and ran until July 2012, the British Heart Foundation (July 2008 to July 2010) and Help The Hospices (July 2006"
"Children's Hospices UK merged on 1 October 2011 to become one voice for children's palliative care in the UK. ACT (Association for Children with life-threatening and Terminal conditions) was established in 1988 under the direction of Professor David Baum, at the Institute of Child Health, Bristol and Sister Frances Dominica founder of Helen House hospice for children in Oxford. ACT was established to develop an information service for families and professionals supporting them; to develop a national network for children's palliative care and to co-ordinate statutory and voluntary services concerned with delivering palliative care to children and families. Children's Hospices"
"including CentrePoint - to deliver support services to young people. The CEO is Chris Martin The Mix (charity) The Mix is a digital charity in the United Kingdom. It provides information and emotional support to young people under the age of 25 through virtual channels - notably websites, mobile apps, social media and a helpline. The Mix was formed in Jan 2016 from the merger of two youth charities: YouthNet (founded in 1995) and Get Connected (founded in 1999). The Mix website publishes frank and jargon-free articles, videos and Q&As - created by both young people and experts - to"
"with the Alpha course, CARE UK, Christian Aid Collective, Compassion, Soul Survivor and Tearfund. Fusion was founded in the UK in 1997 by leaders of some new churches including Pioneer, Ichthus and YWAM. Roger Ellis of Revelation Church in Chichester had a leading role. Within five years it had become the largest Christian student body on many campuses. The founding of Fusion was seen as divisive by some supporters of the Christian Union movement. In many locations Fusion found itself in ongoing disputes with the Christian Unions over the following years. In 2008, Fusion launched the ""Love your Uni"" campaign,"
"is thought to be a main cause of excess winter deaths. ""Research into Ageing"" is a medical research trust that was the research arm of Help the Aged. It operates ""The Disconnected Mind"", a research project that seeks to improve the lives of older people by unlocking the causes of age-related mental decline. In 2007, Help the Aged launched ""intune group"", a new financial services brand. The service exists as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Charity and offers tailored financial services products including home, car and travel insurance. The Charity launched the initiative to remove age discrimination as a"
"& anniversary videos covering most of the last century. Lewis is a vice-president of Hospice UK, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Macmillan Cancer Support, East Anglia Children’s Hospices (EACH) and Demelza Children’s Hospice. He is president of United Response, a charity supporting people with learning disabilities or mental health needs to live in the community, in England and in Wales. He founded the youth charity YouthNet in 1995 (now known as The Mix), and stayed as chairman until stepping down in July 2014, though he remains an advisor. The charity provides advice, information and support through websites aimed at young people."
"It publishes research and campaigns for improved support and recognition, both for kinship carers and for the millions of grandparents in the UK who provide childcare, arguing that both groups are undervalued economically The organisation was co-founded in 2001 by Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington and the charity’s Co-Chair, Jean Stogdon OBE, a social services manager and Guardian Ad Litem. It is based in The Young Foundation, Bethnal Green, London. The Chief Executive is Lucy Peake. Grandparents Plus website Grandparents Plus Grandparents Plus is a national charity for England and Wales that supports and campaigns on behalf of the"
"personal goal and explore options in Higher Education and the creative and professional worlds. Longer term, they are able to access information, advice and guidance through the Charity's volunteer network. Arts Emergency Arts Emergency is a British charity working with 16- to 19-year-olds in further education from diverse backgrounds. They work with those most able to benefit from, but least able to access higher education in the Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences. In response to increasing tuition fees and the abolition of public funding for the teaching of arts subjects in British universities, the charity was co-founded in 2011 by"
"with actors Brian Cox and Eleanor Bron, McKellen appeared in a series of TV advertisements to support Age UK, the charity recently formed from the merger of Age Concern and Help the Aged. All three actors gave their time free of charge. A cricket fan since childhood, McKellen umpired in March 2011 for a charity cricket match in New Zealand to support earthquake victims of the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. McKellen is an honorary board member for the New York and Washington, DC based organization Only Make Believe. Only Make Believe creates and performs interactive plays in children's hospitals and"
"Fairbridge (charity) Fairbridge is a UK charity that supports young people aged 13–25, that has existed since 1987. Each year it supports around 3,700 disengaged young people who are either not in education, employment or training – or at risk of becoming so – at one of its fifteen centres on the country. In January 2011 it was announced that Fairbridge will become part of The Prince's Trust. Fairbridge is the result of the merging of two organisations, the Drake Fellowship and the Fairbridge Society. The Fairbridge Society was established in 1909 by Kingsley Fairbridge. Moved by the levels of"